ContactMusic — Italian officials have been ordered to pay back almost $1 million (667,000) to the European Union (E.U.) after using the money to fund a SIR ELTON JOHN... more info

Reuters — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has ordered Italy to repay 720,000 euros ($1 million) used by local authorities to pay for a concert by British singer Elton John last year, a Commission spokesman said on Friday. more info

Guardian Music — Boasting a Greek chorus of pop-star cameos, West's herculean fifth album is a flawed near-masterpieceThe highest office in the land rarely weighs in on American hip-hop. But no less than two US presidents have referred to Kanye West recently: Barack ... more info

Guardian Music — Our spies have seen Prince William and Kate Middleton getting down to BodyRockers and Primal Scream in the past. But who should they book for their special day?What part will pop play in next year's royal wedding? As dedicated denizens of Boujis and ... more info

Topix — Since he couldn't come up with a ditty to honor Philadelphia 's favorite food, country music star Keith Urban opted instead to do a few bars of Elton John 's famous homage to the City of Brotherly Love. more info

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VH1 Blog — We’re super excited about VH1 Storytellers: T.I., premiering Friday, December 10 at 11/10c. We hear the shooting time was epic (we’ll have a whole batch of online-exclusive performances from it in coming weeks) and if anyone’s got a story to te... more info

NME — Singer to edit the December 1 issue of The Independent more info

ContactMusic — SIR ELTON JOHN took to the court with tennis stars including ANDRE AGASSI and STEFFI GRAF on Monday (15Nov10) for a charity tournament in Washington, D.C.The pop superstar,... more info

ContactMusic — Cory Monteith pretended to be a waiter when he met Sir Elton John.The 'Glee' star was taken by his co-star Lea Michele took him to meet the singer at his Academy... more info